Peter John Hickman (born 8 April 1987 in Burton-upon-Trent) is an English professional motorcycle racer and business owner for preparation of racing machines.[1]
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1987 Burton-upon-Trent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | FHO Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Hicky 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For 2021, he competed in the British Superbike Championship class aboard a BMW M1000RR, initially with superbike teammate Xavi Forés for new team FHO Racing, formed from some elements of Hickman's old team Smiths Racing, which closed at the end of the 2020 season.[2][3] He continued with the same team during 2022, and again into 2023 with a teammate, Josh Brookes.
Hickman started TT racing in 2014. He won two in 2018, three in 2019, followed by four in 2022 and 2023, following the resumption of TT racing after two years of no Isle of Man TT events during COVID-19 travel restrictions.[4] The tally of four wins in one week of racing has only been achieved by two other riders, Phillip McCallen and Michael Dunlop,[5] and Ian Hutchinson who scored five in 2010.[6] Hickman has 14 TT victories in total, which puts him in 6th on the all-time winners list.[7]
Hickman currently holds the all-time lap record at the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course, set in 2023 during the Superstock TT race 2, with an average of 136.358 mph (219.447 km/h) over the 37.73 mi (60.72 km) long race circuit.[8]
Racing background
editShort circuit
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Hickman took his first BSB race win at Cadwell Park in 2014. After starting the season without a ride he rode for Tsingtao WK Kawasaki for a single round before joining the RAF Reserves Honda team for the rest of the season at Knockhill.[9]
Hickman took a career best championship position of 4th in 2017.[10] He finished the 2019 British Superbike Championship season in sixth place, the 2020 season in 14th, 2021 in fifth place, 2022 in ninth, and 2023 in 12th.
In 2022, Peter Hickman was announced as a wild card for the Donington Park World Superbike event, riding his usual British Superbike BMW M1000RR, with suitable alterations including a World Superbike specification CPU.[11] He later replaced Michael van der Mark at the factory BMW team for the Autodrom Most round, taking his first points with a 14th-place result in race 2.[12]
Isle of Man TT races
editIn his debut year (2014) he reached the record as the fastest-ever newcomer at the Isle of Man TT,[13] with a fastest average lap speed of 129.104 mph (207.773 km/h),[9] and a race-average speed of 125.38 mph (201.78 km/h).[14] In 2022, the record was surpassed by Glenn Irwin, who reached 129.85 mph (208.97 km/h).[15] He prepared for his TT race debut by travelling to the Isle of Man and driving 70 laps of the near-38 mile course in a hire car, and by watching videos. Hickman's father Dave was a Manx Grand Prix winner and entered two TTs.[9][16]
Hickman clinched his first victory at the Isle of Man TT in a close race from Michael Dunlop and Dean Harrison, breaking Ian Hutchinson's lap record twice in the 2018 Superstock event.[17] Hickman won the Senior TT, raising the absolute lap record to 135.452 mph (217.989 km/h) on the final lap, winning from Dean Harrison with Manxman Conor Cummins in third.[18]
Hickman won three TTs in 2019, and four in 2022 and 2023. In 2024 he won one, bringing his all-time total to 14.[19]
Other UK road races
editHickman achieved his first international road race win at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix, winning the feature race ahead of Conor Cummins.[20]
Macau Grand Prix
editHickman won the last race of the 2015 season in November, the Macau Grand Prix, riding a Briggs Equipment/RAF Reserves BMW S1000RR.[21]
In November 2016, he retained his Macau Grand Prix title, after he worked his way through from fourth position, winning by just 0.533 seconds from eight-time winner Michael Rutter.[22]
In the 2017 event, Hickman was placed second, in front of event team-mate Michael Rutter, both riding Bathams BMWs.[23]
In 2018 Hickman won the Macau event for a third time, riding his BMW S1000RR prepared by Smiths Racing for Aspire Ho, ahead of Rutter (Bathams Aspire Ho Honda RC213V-S) and Martin Jessop (PBM Ducati).
In 2019, Hickman was again the man to beat, taking pole in front of Rutter.[24] The race was a controversial affair, as it was stopped by two red flags due to accidents, with insufficient laps completed to declare a result. It was initially declared null and void,[25] before Michael Rutter was declared the winner as he was leading the last completed lap, even though Hickman was leading the field when both red flags were deployed.[26]
The race was not held in 2020 and 2021,[27] and Hickman, like most top British riders, did not take part in 2022 due to travel restrictions.[28] Hickman took a comfortable fourth win in 2023, 28 seconds in front of Davey Todd and the first win for FHO BMW. [29]
Career statistics
editBritish Superbike Championship
editThis section needs to be updated. (March 2018) |
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Kawasaki | BHI 21 |
BHI 17 |
DON Ret |
DON 16 |
THR 18 |
THR Ret |
OUL 19 |
OUL 20 |
MON C |
MON C |
MAL 14 |
MAL 19 |
SNE 14 |
SNE 10 |
KNO 17 |
KNO 16 |
OUL 14 |
OUL 16 |
CRO 14 |
CRO 8 |
14 |
15 |
SIL 10 |
SIL 15 |
BHGP 16 |
BHGP 11 |
18th | 37 | [30] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Kawasaki | BHGP 15 |
BHGP 12 |
THR 12 |
THR 12 |
SIL 19 |
SIL 18 |
OUL Ret |
OUL Ret |
SNE 17 |
SNE Ret |
MON 17 |
MON 14 |
KNO 23 |
KNO Ret |
OUL 13 |
OUL 13 |
R 12 |
OUL 16 |
OUL 11 |
OUL Ret |
SNE |
SNE |
17th | 65 | [31] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BMW | KNO Ret |
KNO 13 |
OUL 8 |
OUL 13 |
OUL 12 |
BHGP Ret |
BHGP Ret |
10 |
8 |
DON 18 |
DON 15 |
ASS Ret |
ASS 16 |
SIL 14 |
SIL 10 |
BHGP Ret |
BHGP 10 |
BHGP 7 |
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| 2013 | Honda | BHI 12 |
BHI 13 |
THR 11 |
THR 10 |
OUL 6 |
OUL Ret |
KNO 10 |
KNO 9 |
SNE 13 |
SNE 13 |
BHGP 13 |
BHGP 13 |
OUL 12 |
OUL 12 |
OUL 13 |
8 |
7 |
DON 11 |
DON 13 |
ASS 12 |
ASS 7 |
SIL 7 |
SIL Ret |
BHGP 15 |
BHGP Ret |
BHGP 12 |
11th | 113 | [32] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Kawasaki | BHI |
BHI |
OUL |
OUL |
SNE 19 |
SNE Ret |
11th | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honda | KNO 14 |
KNO 13 |
BHGP 12 |
BHGP 13 |
THR 12 |
THR 10 |
OUL 7 |
OUL Ret |
OUL 13 |
6 |
1 |
DON 7 |
DON 7 |
ASS 12 |
ASS Ret |
SIL 9 |
SIL 9 |
BHGP 13 |
BHGP 11 |
BHGP 9 |
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| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 2022 | BMW | SIL 11 |
SIL 7 |
SIL 9 |
OUL 5 |
OUL 8 |
OUL 9 |
DON 9 |
DON 4 |
DON Ret |
KNO 13 |
KNO Ret |
KNO 12 |
BRH 11 |
BRH 12 |
BRH 8 |
THR 5 |
THR 4 |
THR Ret |
6 |
7 |
6 |
SNE 8 |
SNE 5 |
SNE 2 |
OUL DSQ |
OUL 10 |
OUL 7 |
DON 3 |
DON 8 |
DON 11 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 5 |
9th | 283 |
| 2023 | BMW | SIL |
SIL |
SIL |
OUL |
OUL |
OUL |
DON |
DON |
DON |
KNO |
KNO |
KNO |
SNE |
SNE |
SNE |
BRH |
BRH |
BRH |
THR |
THR |
THR |
OUL |
OUL |
OUL |
DON |
DON |
DON |
BRH |
BRH |
BRH |
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Superbike World Championship
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||
| 2022 | BMW | SPA |
SPA |
SPA |
NED |
NED |
NED |
POR |
POR |
POR |
ITA |
ITA |
ITA |
GBR 22 |
GBR 16 |
GBR 19 |
CZE 22 |
CZE 19 |
CZE 14 |
FRA |
FRA |
FRA |
SPA |
SPA |
SPA |
POR |
POR |
POR |
ARG |
ARG |
ARG |
INA |
INA |
INA |
AUS |
AUS |
AUS |
30th | 2 |
* Season still in progress.
Isle of Man TT
editTT race victories
edit| Year | Race | Motorcycle | Average Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Superbike TT | BMW | 135.534 mph |
| 2023 | Senior TT | BMW | 132.526 mph |
| 2023 | Supertwin 2 TT | Yamaha | 119.318 mph |
| 2023 | Superstock 2 TT | BMW | 133.676 mph |
| 2023 | Superstock 1 TT | BMW | 132.937 mph |
| 2022 | Senior TT | BMW | 129.432 mph |
| 2022 | Supertwin TT | Paton | 120.006 mph |
| 2022 | Superstock TT | BMW | 130.552 mph |
| 2022 | Superbike TT | BMW | 130.634 mph |
| 2019 | Supersport 2 TT | Triumph | 127.671 mph |
| 2019 | Superstock TT | BMW | 130.488 mph |
| 2019 | Superbike TT | BMW | 132.644 mph |
| 2018 | Senior TT | BMW | 131.700 mph |
| 2018 | Superstock TT | BMW | 131.553 mph |
TT career summary
edit| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 10th | 11th | 14th | 21st | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of times | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Last updated in June 2024[33]
References
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- ^ Peter Hickman to race under FHO Racing banner in 2021 BSB series and international road races BBC Sport Northern Ireland, 4 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021
- ^ Smiths Racing to call time on motorcycle racing after Brands Hatch BSB round BBC Sport Northern Ireland, 14 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021
- ^ Peter Hickman TT race results iomtt.com database Retrieved 13 June 2022
- ^ Isle of Man TT: Peter Hickman scores his fourth win of the week in Senior BBC Sport, 11 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022
- ^ Retro Rewind: Ian Hutchinson's famous five at 2010 Isle of Man TT Belfast Newsletter, 8 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2022
- ^ "Most Isle of Man TT wins: Complete list of every winner". Crash. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Hickman smashes outright TT lap record to win Superstock Race 2". Manx Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Peter Hickman - Q&A Crash.net, 3 July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Peter Hickman". www.britishsuperbike.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ WSB: Peter Hickman set for Donington wildcard with FHO Racing BMW Motorcycle News, 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022
- ^ "2022 World Superbike Autodrom Most, Czech Republic - Race Results (2)". Crash. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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- ^ TT 2014 PokerStars Senior TT Results IoM TT.com, Retrieved 11 March 2016
- ^ "Fastest newcomer Irwin confirms no TT in 2023".
- ^ Dave Hickman, Competitor profile, IoM TT.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016
- ^ Peter Hickman clinches his first-ever win after incredible Superstock victory Independent, 4 June 2018, Retrieved 4 June 2018
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- ^ Johnston the hat-trick hero at the 2015 Metzeler Ulster Grand Prix Ulster Grand Prix, 12 August 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016
- ^ 2015 Macau GP: Peter Hickman blasts to maiden victory Bike Sport News, 21 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015
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- ^ Hancocks, Simon. "Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix: Race one cancelled, race two pushed to Sunday". Visordown. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Macau Grand Prix: Peter Hickman dominates restarted race for fourth victory as Davey Todd claims second for Ulster team Burrows Racing".
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